Founded in 1998, a self-proclaimed multi-level marketing company, NXIVM masqueraded as a self-help organization. While it claimed to help people with self-doubts and deliver personal growth, it secretly forced women participants to be called slaves, be involved in outrageous activities, and provide potentially damaging information (nude pictures, testimonials) as collateral for being part of the organization.
Eventually, several women stepped forward to expose the atrocities being committed by several people in NXIVM under the guise of empowerment.
Kreuk and her ex-boyfriend, Mark Hildreth, were also put in the spotlight when they were named as members of NXIVM.
According to Rolling Stone’s coverage of the story, Nicole — a victim who was forced to become Allison Mack’s (she played Chloe Sullivan in Smallville) slave — was introduced to the Source, an acting curriculum under the NXIVM umbrella by Kreuk ex-boyfriend Hildreth. In the same article, Kreuk was also alleged as a former NXIVM member.
